Kathmandu: On the occasion of the Kashmir solidarity day, the Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu organized a talk programme on “Jammu Kashmir Dispute: Past and present.”
The day is observed every year on February 5, in Pakistan and by Pakistanis all over the world to express their solidarity with the people of Jammu Kashmir in their struggle for the right of self determination.
Speaking at the programme, Pakistani Ambassador to Nepal Mazhar Javed recollected the genesis of the dispute and the adoption of UN Security Council resolutions giving the people of Jammu and Kashmir their right to self determination.
Javed said that the peace and stability in the region would remain elusive till the Kashmir dispute was resolved in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The programme was attended by around forty writers, media men and analysts, as well as representatives of human rights organizations.
Messages of the President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan on Kashmir Solidarity day were read out on the occasion. One minute silence was also observed to show solidarity with the people of Kashmir.
The programme concluded with an elaborate Question-Answer session in which several journalists and analysts asked questions about the history, human rights dimension and the future of the disputed territory, to which the Ambassador responded.
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